Costco Wholesale Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) shares fell 2.45% to $933.51 on Thursday, underperforming compared to competitors like Amazon and Target during a broader market decline. The stock experienced its second consecutive day of losses, trading 14.86% below its 52-week high. Trading volume exceeded the 50-day average.
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Shares of Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) shed 2.45% to $933.51 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Costco Wholesale Corp. closed 14.86% short of its 52-week high of $1,096.50, which the company reached on May 19th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 2.16% to $260.11, Walmart Inc. (WMT) fell 9.15% to $103.84, and Target Corp. (TGT) fell 0.47% to $158.25.
Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.
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